Improvement in revolving fire-arms



`J. 0.1-10DGES 8L A. A. HULL-l Revolving Fire-Arms.

No. 217.218.. Patented july 8,1879.

WITNEsls'ES 1 IN'VENVTOR md ad W i? ATTORNEYS Nmsmas. pHoro-uf'nosnAP venable others skilled in UNITED STATES vPATENT l Ori-Tron,

JAMES C. HODGES AND ALFRED AHULL, OF MORRISTOWN, TENNESSEE.

IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS.v

. Spcciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 217,218, (lated July S, 1879; application filed July 1, 1878.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, J Jnuns C. Honens and ALFRED A. HULL, ofMorristown, in the county of Hamblen and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms; and we do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to furnish a gun having a revolving magazine, which may be readily removed and another substituted in its place, the said magazine being so constructed that it may be readily carried on or about the person. f

It consists in the construction and arrangements of the several parts hereinafter fully explai ned.

- In the drawings, Figure lis a side elevation, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section, of a re-arm constructed according to our invention; and Figs. 3 and 4 are detailviews.

A is the frame, which is constructed with a chamber, A1, in which is placed the revolving magazine B and the disk C on the breech ot' the barrel D. In the frame on the rear side of the chamber A1 there is formed a recess or chamber, a, in which is placed the ratchet- Wheel a1, which is engaged by the pawl a2, attached to the hammer E. The ratchet-wheel a1 is provided with a central pin, a3, which projects forward through a suitable opening in the small plate, a4, covering the recess or chamber a.

The pin a3 is made square or` otherwise angular, and is adapted to lit snugly in a correspondin gly-formed opening in the center of the magazine B. The magazine B has its central portion cut away, leaving a substantial rim, B1, in which are formed the cartridge-chambers B2. The central opening, B3, is closed in by the rear and front plates, b b1. The rear plate, b, has anangular opening, b2, which fits snugly onto the angular pin a3, and when placed therei on will revolve with the ratchet-wheel a1 and also revolve the magazine. The front plate is provided with a round opening, b3, which tits on a round bearingpin, C', on the disk C on the rear end ot' the barrel D.

-A magazine constructed as described may be made of any desired size, so that any number of cartridgechambers can be provided. The cartridge may be put into the magazine, and the latter placed on a suitable cord or strap and suspended'to the belt of the person.

The barrel D is supported in the frame A with capability of sliding longitudinallyr forward. lt rests on the parallel arms A2, which project forward from the frame A, and it has the under projection, D1, which fits snugly between said arms and prevents any lateral movement, and it is held from vertical movement by a screw or pin, D2, passed through the arms A2 and slot D3 in the projection D1.

On the rear end or breech of the barrel is formed the disk C, which is arranged within the chamber A1, and it projects downward, and is made of the same diameter as the magazine B, so as t0. completely cover the face of the latter when in place in the frame. On the center of the disk C is affixed the bearing-pin O', which enters the hole and supports the front side of' the magazine.

The chamber A1 is of sufticieut longitudinal length to permit the sliding of the barrel D, with its disk U,farenough forward to withdraw the pin C' from the openin g b3, and thus relieve the magazine, so that it may be readily removed from the said chamber A1.

The barrel D is moved forward or back by the guard-plate F, which is pivoted to the forward end of the frame A and below the barrel at F1, and by the rocking-bar F2, which is also pivoted to the frame, and couples with the said guard-plate and with the projection D1 on the barrel D. By throwing the guard-plate F down, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. l, the barrel is thrown forward and the magazine is released, and may be removed and another substituted. When the guard-plate is turnedk back into its position against the frame the pin G/ is thrust into its bearing in the magazine, and the latter is irmly locked in its place.

The guard-plate is held at its rear end by a suitable catch, which may be readily disengaged when desired.

Having described our invention, whatwe claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The combination, with the frame A, having chamber Al, and barrel D, having the disk U, with pin C', and secured in the frame A with capability of a forward sliding movement, of the removable magazine B, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a breech-loading lire-arm, the revolving magazine B, having its central portion, B3,

ont away, so as to form a rim, Bl, and having the en ds of said central openin g closed by plates b and bl, in which are angular opening b2 and round openin g b3, and the ratehetwheel al, having angular pin a3, and supported in a suitable bearing in the recess a, all arranged tooperate substantially as and for the purposes set for-th. 3. The combination, with the frame A and barrel D, having projections D1, of the rocking Coupling-bar F2 and guard-plate F, swinging on a pivot, F1, at its forward yend, as and for the purposes set forth. A

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we afXonr-si'gnwtnres in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES C. HODGES. ALFRED A. HULL. Witnesses:

J. P. GRAVES, J. A. OHILToN. 

